I Love You, Harry!
Gerald accuses me of being dead inside, à la Chandler.
Joey: You didn't cry when Bambi's mom died?
Chandler: Yes, it was so sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer.
...
Look, I don't cry, it's not a big deal, okay?
Joey: No, it's not okay, it's not okay at all. You're dead inside!
Gerald's litmus test? Armageddon, specifically the scene where AJ draws the short straw, but Harry saves him by taking his place:
Gerald refuses to believe that I didn't cry during that scene, says I'm afraid to admit it and ruin my macho image. He even bought me the DVD, presumably to remind me of the emotional punch that scene packs. But compelling as Ben Affleck's performance was, it failed to bring me to tears. It failed to bring me to mist.
But no, I am not dead inside. I'm not like Gina, who turned on the waterworks during Lauren and Heidi's reconciliation, but I can think of a few movies that made me cry. Following are my top five crying scenes (aside from Ace discovering that Einhorn is a man):
5. The Shawshank Redemption - Red's monologue, Thomas Newman's score, and the fadeout from the beach.
4. Glory - Trip's devastating whipping (Denzel is freakin' amazing), and the parade march, both with vintage James Horner.
3. Terminator 2 - The thumbs up into the molten steel with Brad Fiedel's awesome synth score.
2. The Sound of Music - Right after the captain fires Maria, when he hears the children singing, then finishes the song himself.
1. Dead Poets Society - When Todd steps up on his desk at the end, just as Maurice Jarre's score builds.
Hmm, maybe if Armageddon had a better score...
So I guess that makes Dead Poets my litmus test. Are you dead inside?
Joey: You didn't cry when Bambi's mom died?
Chandler: Yes, it was so sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer.
...
Look, I don't cry, it's not a big deal, okay?
Joey: No, it's not okay, it's not okay at all. You're dead inside!
Gerald's litmus test? Armageddon, specifically the scene where AJ draws the short straw, but Harry saves him by taking his place:
Gerald refuses to believe that I didn't cry during that scene, says I'm afraid to admit it and ruin my macho image. He even bought me the DVD, presumably to remind me of the emotional punch that scene packs. But compelling as Ben Affleck's performance was, it failed to bring me to tears. It failed to bring me to mist.
But no, I am not dead inside. I'm not like Gina, who turned on the waterworks during Lauren and Heidi's reconciliation, but I can think of a few movies that made me cry. Following are my top five crying scenes (aside from Ace discovering that Einhorn is a man):
5. The Shawshank Redemption - Red's monologue, Thomas Newman's score, and the fadeout from the beach.
4. Glory - Trip's devastating whipping (Denzel is freakin' amazing), and the parade march, both with vintage James Horner.
3. Terminator 2 - The thumbs up into the molten steel with Brad Fiedel's awesome synth score.
2. The Sound of Music - Right after the captain fires Maria, when he hears the children singing, then finishes the song himself.
1. Dead Poets Society - When Todd steps up on his desk at the end, just as Maurice Jarre's score builds.
Hmm, maybe if Armageddon had a better score...
So I guess that makes Dead Poets my litmus test. Are you dead inside?
posted by Chang Kim at Tuesday, January 06, 2009
9 Comments:
That scene, it does nothing for me.
Formulaic as it might be, the TV series Cold Case has its occasional tear-up moments.
Lauren and Heidi reconciled? Dammit, I didn't see that episode yet. Thanks for ruining the surprise.
Here's my list of criers, jerk:
1) When Agent Kujian realizes that Kevin Spacey is Keyser Soze in Usual Suspects.
2) When it's revealed that Tim Robbins didn't commit suicide but had been digging a hole through his wall and has escaped in Shawshank Redemption.
3) When Bruce Willis realizes that he's been dead the whole time in The Sixth Sense.
4) When Darth Vader tells Luke that he's his father in Empire Strikes Back.
further proof that leftside is my soulmate (2nd one after the wife, of course).
Lost had its share in season one.
Andrew, what about when you found out that Ed Norton and Brad Pitt are the same dude in Fight Club?
I would have cried, but some jerk told me they were the same guy before I watched the movie.
you guys are all either in serious denial, or extremely insecure.
anyways this clip doesn't do the scene justice. the whole movie was a brilliant slow buildup to this point of emotional climax.
No...here's the real tearjerker...
Meet Joe Black
Oh wait, that's hilarious!
Rudy, Brian's Song
Also, Requiem for a Dream when you see Jennifer naked and realize it's not cool at all.
I don't buy into the University of South Bend hype, and that includes Rudy.
But you're spot on about J-Co.
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